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Teachers' Choices Program - 1999

The Legacy of Roxaboxen

Alice McLerran

This book contains the facsimile reproduction of a 1916 work by 11-year-old Marian Doan, telling how she and her friends created a town from lines of stone and imagination.

808.4
M

Ten Queens

Milton Meltzer

Provides biographical portraits of ten queens from history including Esther, Cleopatra, Boudicca, Zenobia, Eleanor of Acquitaine, Isabel of Spain, Elizabeth I, Christina of Sweden, Maria Theresa, and

920
M

Railways

Colin Hynson

The history of railways from the pioneering days of steam to the high-speed electric trains of today.

625.2
H

Grand Canyon

Wendell Minor

The Grand Canyon is one of the most visited national parks in America.

917.91
M

Creatures

Teresa M. Assenzo

398.8
A

Captain Cook & his Exploration of the Pacific

Roger Morriss

This book describes the background and discoveries of England's Captain James Cook.

921
C

Who Ordered the Jumbo Shrimp?

Jon Agee

402
A

Purple Mountain Majesties

Barbara Younger

The travels of Katharine Lee Bates that inspired "America the Beautiful".

921
B

The Kingfisher Children's Encyclopedia

Sarah Allen

Presents alphabetically arranged entries on a variety of topics. More than 3,500 indexed references, over 2,000 full-color illustrations.

031
A

To Every Thing There Is a Season

The text in this book is from the King James version of the Bible, Chapter III, verses 1-8, followed by Chapter I, verse 4. The language has been slightly adapted for young readers.

220.5
E
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